Happy New Year! I hope that all of you had a most wonderful holiday season!
Over the holidays I enjoyed some very welcome downtime with my family and friends. It was delightful to be snowed in on Christmas and to just be able to enjoy each other. I have switched jobs and am now working for 91.3FM The Summit in Akron doing Development. I’m having a great time learning a new job and meeting new people!
With only 6 months left in the Rotary year, we still have our work cut out for us. You should have received your letter in the mail before the holidays to support The Rotary Foundation. There is still time to support that. We are behind this year due to our highly successful fundraiser in November. I would love to see every club get to 100% participation to The Rotary Foundation. Even if you only give $10, it makes a big difference. Additionally, when you support the Annual Fund, half of those dollars come back to our district. This money helps us with our local district grants.
We’re holding on to a small net growth in membership at this point. Work to re engage members that may have fallen off. Find new ways to hold your meetings and reach out to those who haven’t attended in awhile.
I am looking forward to a few visits in the next couple of weeks and the RYLA Conference at the end of February. Coming up soon is the Four-Way Speech Contest as well with finals happening April 1 in North Canton. The President-Elect Training Seminar (PETS) is coming up in March with incoming District Governor Rich Tirpak. Please support your incoming Presidents by sending them to this highly valuable training!
Last but not least - SAVE THE DATE! Our District Conference is going to be held June 16-17, 2023 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Canton. I look forward to seeing you there!
Yours in Rotary-
DG Michelle
November Foundation month was kicked off with a fabulous District Event -"A Night for Ukraine" just a few weeks ago. For those who were able to attend, the emotional and heartfelt evening will stay with us for a very long time.
We recognize that the dollars raised through this event will be used wisely to help the people of Ukraine - with our fellow Rotarians at the helm. The ensemble of speakers, guests in attendance, incredible Ukrainian food and entertainment, and the beautiful venue at St. George's Serbian Church created a truly memorable occasion for our District. We sincerely thank all our clubs in 6650 who were able to financial support the event and thank all who were a part of this meaningful day.
We decided to wait until just after Thanksgiving to launch this year's District Foundation Paul Harris Fellow Challenge since we just completed a big fundraiser earlier in the month. The PHF Challenge mailing was intended to be in your mailboxes this past Monday - right after the Thanksgiving holiday - but our printer needed a few extra days to complete the job. Watch your mailboxes, as your letter will arrive any day!
There are several ways you can participate, which are outlined again in your letter this year. I will gladly help you navigate your way to the next Paul Harris Fellow level, assist with your matching points and how to award them, and/or help you complete the form. Please call or text me anytime with your questions.
Most of all, remember the tremendous impact the Rotary Foundation giving has in our local communities and throughout the world. A significant portion of our Foundation giving comes right back to D6650 in grants, and this is an important and impactful detail to remember.
Thank you, fellow Rotarians! We hope you continue your year-end giving through our Rotary District Foundation. For those who want to wait until 2023 to make a gift to D6650 Foundation, we will graciously accept those gifts, as well.
Sincerely yours,
Linda S. Fergason
District Rotary Foundation Chair
Rotary Club of Alliance
330.206.4899
PLEASE NOTE: The date has been changed to April 1, 2023
ROTARY DISTRICT 6650 4-WAY SPEECH CONTEST
April 1, 2023
TIMELINE 2022-2023
See Homepage Download Files for more information
December 2022: Contacts should be made to high schools Club competitions should be completed. Names of local club winners must be submitted to Elwood Walker
or Sandra Lang
March 1, 2023: Club competitions completed
March 15, 2023: Names of District Club winners submitted to Elwood Walker or Sandi Lang
If your Club is not participating this year, we would appreciate it if your Club would contact one of us as soon as possible with that information. It will save us from contacting your Club. We want all the contestants to be listed in the program, but each year someone shows up that we were not expecting.
It is the Club's responsibility to be sure that their contestant is registered.
April 1, 2023 District Competition at Fairways at Arrowhead
9:00am-1:00pm Location: Arrowhead Golf Club
1500 Rogwin Circle SW North Canton, OH 44720
For more information, contact:
Elwood Walker: Sandra Lang:
1301 Custer Orangeville Road (PO Box 88) 2924 Cloverhurst Street, NE
Planting a pollinator garden at the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County is just the start of the Rotary Club of Warren’s Operation Pollination activities. The 10-by-10-foot garden was installed in June as Christine Cope was completing her presidency of the Warren club. Local monarch butterfly expert Susan Sexton of Youngstown advised on plant selection to draw and feed pollinators. Rotarians and members of AWL’s board and staff did the planting.
Cope is President and CEO of United Way of Trumbull County. She was building toward the pollination project throughout her Rotary presidency by sharing positive environmental news snippets during weekly club meetings and newsletter items, distributing seed packets, and inviting speakers to address topics related to Operation Pollination. The club is willing to start pollinator plots “anywhere we can as long as we have capacity,” Cope said. To her delight, a pending site is at Ultium Cells, the electric battery manufacturer in Lordstown. A company representative spoke at Cope’s President’s Night event about environmental responsibility and Ultium’s goal to grow a pollinator garden on land it owns. A collaboration began to germinate.
Cope describes herself as an environmentalist and nature lover. “I see habitat being taken away and its effects on wildlife,” she said. “All life on earth is dependent on [humans] changing course, in big or little ways.” As a photographer, she sees subtle changes in nature that can be captured through her lens. “When you’re out there, nothing is more beautiful,” she said. “We are stewards of this Earth. The harm we have done is what we must undo.”
She is encouraged by Operation Pollination and “the collaboration – we are all finding one another,” she said. Collaborators include master gardeners, landscapers (for their understanding of native plants), land banks, business leaders and educators.
What is your pollination story? Send information to Elayne Bozick at emsbozick@gmail.com for inclusion in a future District 6650 newsletter.
DISTRICT 6650 HELPING UKRAINE
Our district received a $25,000 disaster relief grant from The Rotary Foundation. Here are a few pictures from Kharkiv, Ukraine on how they spent the funds for their citizens in need.
ROTARY MONTH THEME
January is RI Vocational Service Month...
PHOTO OF THE MONTH...
DISTRICT CLUBS IN ACTION...
Please share your club’s stories by the 1st of the next month for inclusion in the next monthly bulletin
email: rotarydistrict6650@gmail.com
ALLIANCE ROTARY
The club hosted its annual Children's Christmas Party at the Alliance Elks lodge. The club treated more than 60 elementary school students from Alliance and Marlington to lunch. Santa also stopped by with a gift for each student.
BOARDMAN ROTARY
Members packed Care Packages to send to our Vienna Air Base troops stationed overseas for the holidays. The boxes were filled with basic medicine cabinet supplies, lots of snacks, playing cards, puzzle books, and hand warmers. Each box also contained thank you cards handwritten by Boardman Rotarians, and the Boardman High School Emerging Leaders/Interact Club.
Community Director Ginny Amstutz delivered our contributions to the the YWCA Wish Upon a Star Program, a program designed to provide Christmas gifts to children who may not otherwise receive them.
The club executed our annual holiday food distribution program. Holiday meals with the fixings, and food for the week out of school were provided.
CANFIELD ROTARY
Christmas in Canfield.
CANTON ROTARY
The chilly weather didn’t stop us from doing the big check thing to thank AEP Ohio for gifting us $1000 toward our bus shelter project. This one is at 4th SE and Hartford.
The club made a donation to the J. Babe Stern Center
CANTON SOUTH ROTARY
Thank you to everyone who donated, baked and attended our Incredible Edible Auction! In an hour, we raised over $3700 for local charities like Exceptional Olympics and our holiday food baskets provided to those less fortunate!
COLUMBIANA ROTARY
The club sponsored Santa's Special Home Visits in Columbiana and surrounding area.
DENNISON ROTARY
President-elect, Bob Michels doing one of the things he does best, serving our community as emcee of the Pearl Harbor/ Ensign James Haverfield annual commemoration.
DOVER ROTARY
Breakfast with Santa.
EAST LIVERPOOL ROTARY
The club's Annual Auction with Santa...
Checks were presented to the Salvation Army and FISH...
HUBBARD ROTARY
MASSILLON ROTARY
Pocket Park Dedication ... Rotary Club of Massillon partnered with Stark County Health Department and Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio.
MINERVA ROTARY
The club delivered Christmas gifts for the special needs students at Minerva Elementary and Middle School.
The club raised over $500 at their Incredible Edible Auction.
NORTH CANTON ROTARY
Oh what fun it was to escort Santa and his misses at the North Canton Winterfest.
Save the date!
ORRVILLE ROTARY
Our annual auction fundraiser was a jolly good time! Rotarians and guests were able to gather for fellowship, food, and fun.
PERRY TOWNSHIP ROTARY
All eyes were on this guy when he entered the room! Such a great evening spent with Santa at the DVPI Shelter.
Special shout out to the Perry Township Rotary Members for filling 24 stockings to distribute on Christmas, along with toys & groceries that were delivered to the Shelter and visited some kiddos at their annual Christmas dinner.
SALEM ROTARY
2022 Christmas Parade...The Interact Club had a blast kicking off the Holiday Season!
STEUBENVILLE ROTARY
The annual children's Christmas party at Garfield Elementary for kindergarten students. Each child received a toy that our Interact Club members shopped for and wrapped. So much fun to bring happiness and joy.
SUGARCREEK ROTARY
YOUNGSTOWN ROTARY
ROTARY…WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL LEADERS 2022-2023
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